Google plans to spend $20-30 billion of its of its accumulated international profits to fund potential acquisitions of non-U.S. companies and technology rights.
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Over 80% of UAE centennials are mobile gamers: study
The global gaming market will reach over $115 billion in 2018. At over $50 billion, the mobile gaming industry accounts for nearly half of all the global gaming revenue.0 4174
Apple and Google agree to drop all patent suits
Apple and Google have agreed to drop all current patent infringement lawsuits between them, they said Friday.
Google shows homegrown server with IBM Power chip
IBM’s efforts to expand the use of its Power chips in hyperscale data centres just got a big shot in the arm from Google.
Google envisions Glass in businesses
Google wants to put its Glass headmounted computer system to work. The company is looking to partner with enterprise software …
Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts
The price war among major cloud providers continues, with Amazon Web Services announcing Wednesday that it is lowering the prices of a number of its cloud services, one day after Google slashed prices.
Android topples iPad in fast-growing tablet market
The iPad has been the king of tablets for a number of years but Android has taken top spot, according to new figures from Gartner.
Lenovo to acquire Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion
Lenovo is set to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion in a deal that excludes the vast majority of Motorola’s patent portfolio.
Google acquires artificial intelligence firm DeepMind in $400 million deal
Google has acquired DeepMind Technologies, an artificial intelligence company in London, reportedly for a fee of US$400 million.
Canalys: Android, wearable tech to get boost from Google-Samsung patent deal
The Android ecosystem and wearable technology will probably get a boost from the patent deal Google and Samsung have struck, but the agreement is unlikely to have an influence on Samsung’s intellectual property disputes with Apple, analysts said Monday.
Google uses YouTube performance to rate ISPs
A new Google service uses YouTube to shed some light on the bandwidth delivered by ISPs.